Advent Day 22 – You, Bethlehem

Thus says the LORD: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Micah 5:1

Is my small life, like Bethlehem, a beacon of Christ’s light?

The prophecy that a Messiah would come from such a humble place communicates the essence of the Christian message. Translated, Bethlehem means “house of bread,” a foreshadowing of the simple food that would become Christ’s own body, nourishing the spiritual life of the world. If we are what we eat, then our small but significant lives eventually should shine like the star of Bethlehem for all to share.

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